💙 Rare Disease Day 2025 💙
Rare kidney diseases may be individually uncommon, but together they affect thousands of children. 🧬Genomics is changing the game—early diagnosis means better care, targeted treatments, and hope. 🧵 1/4
#RareDiseaseDay #Genetics #KidneyHealth #RareButNotAlone
Rare kidney diseases may be individually uncommon, but together they affect thousands of children. 🧬Genomics is changing the game—early diagnosis means better care, targeted treatments, and hope. 🧵 1/4
#RareDiseaseDay #Genetics #KidneyHealth #RareButNotAlone
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The enthusiasm was amazing—but so were the challenges. The global disparity in access to genetic testing is stark. Kids in some regions still can’t get a diagnosis. 🧵 2/4
My colleague @tomforbes.bsky.social just published a great editorial on this case, covering neonatal screening to adolescent risk. 🧵 3/4
🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024924034648?via%3Dihub
Genomics, BP screening, early biomarkers—we have the tools. Now we need system-wide change to use them effectively. 🧵4/4
#rarediseaseday